Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-22
MIR. MooDY's SUMMER SCHOOL.
College Students Enjoy "A Season with the
Evangelist at his home-Address by
Prof. Drummond, Joseph Cook.
and Others.


| Especial Correspondence of the Free Press. ]
NoRTHFIELD, Mass, July 12.-The col
lege students summer school for Bible
study held at Mr.. Moodv's home at North
field closed tonight and it has doubtless
been, as Mr.. Moody predicted, one of the
most remarkable meetings ever held in
this or any other country. There were
here assembled over $50 students repre-
senting 81 colleges and as many as - ma
tionalties. There were delegates from
Canada England and Scotland beside of
Course, large numbers from our own col
leges and city Young Mems Christian as
sociations. Mortified is a quiet country
village in the Connecticut river valley
Astounding in beautiful scenery, pleasant
walks and drives. One can easily see,
upon visiting the place, that d. l.. Moody,
Ira ID. Sankey, Dr. Pierson and others
have shown excellent taste in selecting it
as their place of summer residence.
Mr.. Moody opened for the accommodate
ton of the students, the connexions
halls of the Moody school for girls, thus
affording place for eating, sleeping and
holding most of the meetings. In the
edges of the woods and in other pleasant
places on the grounds, are many tents of
clergymen and others who have taken va
cations at this time to attend the meeting.
Among the gentlemen who addressed the
students were Prof. Drummond of Edin-
burgh university, author of Natural
Laws in the Spiritual world" John A.
Broadus, ID. ID. of Louisville, Ky. Prof.
l.. 7. Townsend of Boston university
Arthur II. Pierson, d. ID. of Philadelphia.
Penn. DR.. Munhall, the celebrated evan
gelist Joseph Cook, Rev II. L. Hast
ings, DR.. Chamberlain of India and 9TH
ers, including Y. NJ. G. A. secretaries,
national and international.
Mr. Sankey was present at many of the
meetings and favored the audience with a
song when one was called for, always
pretacing his song with few well chosen
and interesting words. The music was a
prominent feature and was under the di-
rection of Prof. ID. II. Towner, who travels
with Mr.. Moody on his evangelistic
tours.
The programme for the day was as fol
lows Six a. M, an out door meeting in
so-calied Senior glen" which, as Mr.,
Moody expresses 1t, was for an informal
talk in exchanging "bible nuggets" and
could be attended by any who had moth
ing else to do at that hour. This was
found by the many who attended to be
one of the most profitable of the meet
ings. There was the greatest freedom OF
questions and much OF Mr.. Moody's per
sonal experience was drawn out OF him,
as he says by the 'corkscrew process.
The next meeting was at $50, generally II
the spacious auditorium of "Stone" hall
This meeting was conducted by the y. NJ
G. a. secretaries, and the methods, open
iugs and inducements of the Y. NJ. &. A
work were discussed. At 10 O'Clock came
one of the two principle meetings of the
day, held in 'Stone" hall and conducted
by Mr. Moody.
The afternoons were devoted to ath
Il,
abundant opportunity the Connection
river for bathing and boating, hills anC
valleys for climbing and walking, Mr.
Moody's large livery for riding and thu
three base ball diamonds and numerous
tennis courts laid out for the occasion, TO
those that enjoy those sports, Base pal
games were played nearly every day be
tween the different colleges and differen
sections of the country.
At o'clock in the evening came an
other meeting of about the same nature o
, the 10 O'Clock morning meeting. Thes'
, meetings were opened with bible lessor
by Mr.. Moody, then followed, generally
two discourses by some of the speakers
There was the greatest freedom in dis
cussion the object was to firmly grount
| the great fundamental truths of the bibl'
in the hearts of the young men, and Il
doing this, speakers attacked most vigor
: ously intidelity, scepticsm, some meth
) DDS of the church, progressive orthodoxy
theory of education, national and inter
national evils. Mr.. Moody was ever read
with apt and witty remarks to "fill in
or clinch any point made. lie was on III
, grounds from 80 in the morning till 1913
! at night allowing nothing to escape hi
, attention or care.
y; The last two days of the convention
J were spent mostly in prayer and eXhorts
, ton for the Holy Spirit. This Afternoon
= nearly all went upon to hill and there un
! ted in prayer for the power to go wit
them as they separated. This evening
was a praise service largely attended an
exceedingly earnest and interesting MI
Moody says, take the fire with you int
your vacations, to your neighborhood
through your vacations, to your college
= and let the influence of this meeting a
Northfield be felt far aud wide all over tn
: world" d.